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Central to the Edward Johnston Foundation’s aims is the establishment of a collection of contemporary work by distinguished practitioners which is international in scope. The purpose of establishing such a collection is to preserve important work which might otherwise become irretrievably dispersed and to bring together a range of calligraphy, lettering and allied crafts in many mediums. In conjunction with the EJF’s educational programmes, it will provide a valuable student resource. The project Lettering Today and Tomorrow has enabled the EJF, with Ditchling Museum, to commission new, ground-breaking work from, to date, Ann Hechle, David Howells, Sumner Stone and Thomas Ingmire.

The collection of contemporary work comprises some 10,000 individual items with an acquisitions policy for rapid expansion once suitable accommodation for its storage and access are acquired. The component parts of the Collection at the present time are:

The John Woodcock Collection

The William Gardner Collection

The Daisy Alcock Collection

The Heather Child Collection

The Tom Wrigley Collection

The Michael Renton Collection and Archive

The Elizabeth McDomnic Collection

Work by Gee Horsley

Work by Tom Perkins

Work by Jon Gibbs

Work by Kenneth Breese

Work by Christopher Elsey (on loan)

Work commissioned by the EJF by Ann Hechle, David Howells Sumner Stone and Thomas Ingmire